The Future of Marketing Work

17 September 2026

On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the marketing industry will come to a full stop — so we can prepare to go full speed ahead into the AI future.

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Live Master Classes, Workshops, and Unlimited Access to Resources.

ANA's Global Day of Learning is the cornerstone of our investment in the future of our industry. Over the past three years over 20,000 marketing professionals and students from over 100 countries have benefited by learning from the very best and brightest in our industry.


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Master Classes

Top CMOs and Subject Matter Experts share experiences, case studies, and insights in real-time.

Live Workshops

“Auditorium-style” instruction for teams or individuals. Or convene your teams in private for the day.

On-Demand Tools

Curated keynotes and interviews from ANA events and subject matter experts. (pre-recorded).

AGENDA SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

9:00 - 9:15 AM

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Bob Liodice, CEO at ANA
Julia Goldin, Chief Product & Marketing Officer at The LEGO Group
Jerusha Harvey, EVP/Global Lead, ANA Talent Practice at ANA

9:15 - 9:45 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE

The Future of Marketing is Quantum

Marketing today is at the brink of unprecedented disruption. An explosion of game-changing new technologies, data and cultural shifts will render traditional marketing frameworks and strategies ineffective and turn the function upside-down. Facing an existential crisis, the industry has already seen many CMO roles eliminated and the practice itself fragmented. Marketing must now be completely reimagined and reinvented for the immediate future. Quantum marketing is the new frontier for marketers because we’re entering a realm where the classical rules fail to apply.

Raja Rajamannar, Sr. Fellow, Former Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Mastercard

9:45 - 10:15 AM

FIRESIDE CHAT

The Future Growth Architecture:

Marketing Strategies, Structures and Capabilities Required to Win

Join the Institute for Real Growth (IRG) as they share the strategy, structure, and capabilities modern marketing organizations must build to compete and win amid AI, shifting stakeholder expectations, and constant disruption. Attendees will leave with insights for aligning strategy, structure, and talent to future-proof their marketing function and drive real business impact.

Marc de Swaan Arons, Founder at the Institute for Real Growth (IRG)

10:15 - 10:45 AM

KEYNOTE

The Future of Cross-Media Measurement

As media fragments across an ever-expanding set of platforms and AI-driven channels, few measurement models can keep pace. Shenan Reed, Global Chief Media Officer at General Motors, will share what it takes to modernize cross-media measurement from inside a global brand.

Shenan Reed, Global Chief Media Officer at General Motors

10:45 - 11:15 AM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Cannes Lions Deconstructed: Trends and Insights from the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Join the LIONS Advisory Team as they unpack key themes, campaigns, and insights from this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Drawing on jury insights, award-winning work and conversations with the marketers behind it. Participants will discover:

  • The key trends shaping future creative strategies
  • The strategies and techniques behind some of the most effective and awarded work globally
  • Provocations teams can take back internally around delivering best-in-class work
  • New ideas for leaders looking to future-proof their creative thinking
Chris Barth, Principal Strategist at LIONS Advisory

11:15 - 12:15 PM

ANA WORKSHOP

Building AI Agents & Custom GPTs

In this hands-on workshop led by Cord Silverstein, CEO of Integrate AI, marketing teams learn to build and deploy their own Custom GPTs and AI Agents inside tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini. Attendees put this into practice in two interactive build sessions, creating their own agents tailored to their day-to-day marketing responsibilities.

Cord Silverstein, CEO at IntegrateAI

12:15 - 12:45 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

The Future of Challenger Brands

For challenger brands, breaking through the noise can be the first step toward building lasting momentum. In this fireside chat, Eric Fulwiler, Co-Founder and CEO of Rival, sits down with Rahul Chopra, VP at Duolingo, to unpack what it actually takes to build and sustain a challenger brand at scale. Attendees will leave with a grounded, practitioner's view of what it really takes to build a brand people can't ignore.

Rahul Chopra, Vice President at Duolingo
Eric Fulwiler, Co-Founder & DEO at Rival

12:45 - 1:15 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

The Future of Creativity: How eos Is Redefining Brand-Creator Collaboration

Creators are no longer simply amplifying brands. Increasingly, they are brands in their own right, with distinct communities, creative platforms, cultural influence, and businesses of their own. As that shift accelerates, the traditional model of brands paying creators to endorse products is giving way to a new kind of relationship built on shared creativity, trust, and mutual value. In this fireside chat, eos President Soyoung Kang and Funmi Monet, creator & founder of Influxious, explore what the next era of creator marketing will demand from both sides of the partnership. They’ll unpack how brands can move beyond transactional briefs and one-off sponsorships to build deeper relationships that give creators a genuine role in shaping ideas, experiences, and brand stories. Attendees will learn how to rethink the brand-creator dynamic, build partnerships that audiences actually believe in, and create the conditions for creators and brands to grow together.

Soyoung Kang, President at eos Products
Funmi Monet, Founder and CEO at Influxious

1:15 - 1:45 PM

KEYNOTE

The Future of Partnership Marketing

Partnership marketing is no longer a tactic reserved for co-branded promotions; it's becoming a core growth lever. Jissan Cherian, Chief Marketing Officer at PetIQ, will share how he identifies partnerships that build real credibility and consumer trust, and how marketing leaders can evaluate, structure, and activate partnerships that move the business forward. This session offers a practical framework for building partnerships that earn their place in the marketing mix.

Jissan Cherian, CMO at PetIQ

1:45 - 2:45 PM

ANA WORKSHOP

The Future of Co-Creation

What if the next generation of marketing is built with consumers, not simply for them? This workshop will introduce the co-creation approach, exploring how personalization, innovation, and sustainability can help brands create more meaningful customer connections, unlock new growth opportunities, and build more effective marketing strategies.

Jose Gorbea, Vice President of International Growth at Hyperquake

2:45 - 3:15 PM

KEYNOTE

The Future of B2B Brand Growth

B2B brands are entering a new era of growth, where evolving customer expectations, technology, and AI are reshaping how brands build relevance and drive impact. This session will explore the future of B2B brand growth and the strategies organizations can use to create stronger connections, differentiate in increasingly competitive markets, and unlock new opportunities for growth.

Jennifer Chase, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at SAS

3:15 - 3:45 PM

KEYNOTE

The Future of Growth through Sustainability

As brands navigate the intersection of sustainability, purpose, and growth, new opportunities are emerging to connect the three. Sam Monnie, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Purpose Hive, will explore what it takes to build a growth strategy rooted in genuine purpose rather than performative messaging. Attendees will gain a practical perspective on how sustainability can contribute to long-term brand and business growth.

Sam Monnie, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Purpose Hive

3:45 - 4:15 PM

LEAD KEYNOTE

Future-Proofing Marketer Relevance for Tectonic Times

AI isn't just changing marketing; it's redefining what it means to be relevant, as both a professional and a person. In this keynote, Rishad Tobaccowala, world-renowned speaker, author, and former agency head for the one of world's largest holding companies, delivers a candid and provocative look at how marketers can not only survive but thrive amid the latest tectonic change. Drawing on decades at the helm of global agencies 100,000+ person transformations, he will challenge you to upgrade your mental operating system: rethinking the skills you prioritize, the habits you protect, and the mindset you bring to your work. You'll leave with practical insights for continuous self-reinvention: how to expand your own potential, become a better marketer, and remain indispensable no matter how fast the ground shifts beneath you.

In an era when relevance is no longer a given, the most important upgrade isn't your martech stack. It's you.

Rishad Tobaccowala, Co-Founder at The Athena Project

4:15 - 5:00 PM

ANA WORKSHOP

Synthetic Audiences: A Hands-On Look at the Future of Marketing Research

Marketers are using AI to move faster and learn more at every stage of research, before a claim, message, or piece of creative ever goes out the door. Using synthetic AI-generated audience panels, teams can pressure-test ideas early to quickly sharpen what moves forward to human research and in-market testing. In this highly interactive session, participants will take a hypothetical product from claim to creative, testing each decision against a synthetic audience of target personas along the way. You'll leave with a clear view of where synthetic testing accelerates the process, and where humans still have to close the loop.

Veronica Ripson, Head of Learning Experience at U of Digital

5:00 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Content Framework

Content will be organized around the ANA Industry Growth Agenda and the Growth Priorities identified by Global CMO Growth Council delegates from around the world.

Participants will have opportunity to select and create their own agendas and formats.

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